Straw-stacking machine



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W. 0. SWINDLER.

STRAW STAGKING MACHINE.

No. 277,080. Patented May 8,1883.

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W. 0. SWINDLER.

STRAW' STAUKING MACHINE.

No. 277.080. Patented May 8,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I IVILLIAM O. SWINDLER, OF BELLEVILLE,INDIANA.

STRAW-STACKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,080, dated May 8,1883.

Application filed February 5, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SWINDLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county ofHendricks and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Straw-Stackihglllachines,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in straw-stacking machines; and theobjects of my improvements are, first, to dispense with the derrick usedin raising and lowering the stacker; second, to dispense with all ropes;third, to dispense with the turn-table; fourth, to provide a machinesimple in construction and operation and better adapted to fulfill therequirements of a straw stacking machine than has heretofore beenproduced; fifth, to provide an adjustable hood to prevent the straw asit passes from thrashing-machine from being blown away, and thus insurethe safe deposit of it on the carrier when the wind is blowing. I attainthese objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the machine ready for operation,the dotted lines showing the stacker folded, ready for transportation.Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machine with the adjustable hood omitted.Fig. Sis a plan and section on line y 3 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aplan andsection on line 22 on Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section on line00 x on Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail drawing of the adjustable hood.

The same letters refer to the same or corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

To truck A is bolted hollow standard 0 by flanged socket N, and thestandard 0 is kept in position by plate B and stanchions B B. On plate Bis shoulder .b, on which bolster Gr operates. ceive anti-frictionrollers m, which operate in said channel and a corresponding channel inunder side of bolster G. On bolster G is a shoulder in which is achannel to receiveantifriction balls m, which operate in said channel.On said balls is secured flange c of standard C. Flange 0 holds bolsterGr in its proper position. Stacker-frame S is operated on bolster G byshaft F, and is formed of two leaves, 3 and s, hinged together. It israised and lowered by crane K, formed of arms K K and K In shoulder bisa channel to re K, hinged together by stay In and stiffened by braces 25t. Each pair of arms is braced diagonally from each corner to stiffenarms of crane. Crane K is secured to and operates around standard 0 byshoulder J. The upper ends of arms K K are forked to receive frame 8 ofcarrier S, and are bolted in place. Crane K is raised and lowered, andwith it the carrierframe S, by chains h h,.connected onto stay of craneK, and with drums h h of Windlass I. \Vindlass I is kept from unwindingby clicks 2', pivoted to shoulder H on standard 0, and operating inratchets on drums h h. Windlass I is secured to and operates aroundstandard 0 by shoulder H. Shoulders H and J are held together, so thatthey shall operate in unison,

by stanchion j. Stanchions B Bextend above plate B, and to them isfastened bow-frame- O of hood W by pivots 0 o and bolts 0 0. Tobow-frame O are bolted arms 0 0 To arms 0 0 are pivoted bows O and 0 Tobow O is fastened rope 1', which passes through an eye on bow O andbow-frame O, by which hood W is opened or closed at pleasure. The frameof hood W is covered with canvas or the like. To under side of truck Ais secured by journals the shaft B. On its outer end is pulley V, whichis operated by a belt from the thrashing-machine. On the inner end ofshaft R is beveled gear R, which operates beveled gear D on verticalshaft 1) in hollow standard (3. At the upper end of shaft D is beveledgear D, which operates beveled gear E on shaft E. On the outer end ofshaft E is pulley P, which operates pulley P on shaft F by a belt. ShaftF operates the belts and slats of straw-carrier S. To each side of truckA are secured posts L L, with cross tie-rod l, on which leaf 8 ofcarrier-frame S rests during transportation.

To. prepare the machine for transportation crane K is folded over ontotruck A, stacker S is lowered onto tie-rod Z, between posts L L, andfolded, as shown by dotted lines on Fig. 1. Bolts 0 o of hood W areremoved and hood folded onto carrier-frame S.

NVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a straw-stacking machine, the combination of truck A, hollowstandard 0, plate B, with shoulder b, bolster Gr, flange c on standard0, anti-friction balls m m, and stackertoo chine, of standards B B, bow-frame O, pivots o 0, bolts 0 0, arms o 0 bows 0 and O and rope 1",substantially as described, and for the 15 purpose specified.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM G. SWINDLER.

W'itnesses GOTTF. KOEHLER, BERNH. J. LIZIUS.

